Chapter 9
I wanted to shake Daniel, make him see the truth, but that was not the way to do it. Instead I took a steadying breath and begged him to listen. ‘I know it’s hard for you to believe me after years of being told I’m crazy, but you don’t have to take my word for it. We can go see Mr Simpson and he can tell you exactly what happened himself. He said he filed a police report, after he saw Angel. We can even go down to the station, if you want, if that’s what it takes to get you to listen to me.’
‘Come away from her, Daniel,’ said Joyce, voice strident, gesturing for Bill to grab his arm.
Daniel stepped out of reach, hands up to ward Bill off, his head swivelling as he tried to watch all of us at once. Confusion wreathed his features and my heart ached for him. He really believed t
